Senior Quantity Surveyor - Landscaping
Role Overview
Senior Quantity Surveyor role in the commercial/quantity surveying department, focused on landscape construction projects.
Responsible for commercial and contractual management, cost control, measurement and valuation, claims, payments, subcontractor accounts, and final accounts.
Coordinates with project managers, site teams, consultants, and clients to support delivery within budget and contractual requirements.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Senior Quantity Surveyor role in the commercial/quantity surveying department, focused on landscape construction projects.
Responsible for commercial and contractual management, cost control, measurement and valuation, claims, payments, subcontractor accounts, and final accounts.
Coordinates with project managers, site teams, consultants, and clients to support delivery within budget and contractual requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Manage post-contract quantity surveying and commercial activities for landscaping projects.
- Prepare, review, and submit interim payment applications and monthly progress valuations.
- Measure and value completed softscape, hardscape, irrigation, paving, planting, and associated landscape infrastructure works.
- Prepare, evaluate, negotiate, and track variations, change orders, and additional works.
- Monitor budgets, costs, cash flow, commitments, and forecast final costs; prepare and review BOQs, material quantities, and cost estimates.
- Manage subcontractor and supplier payments, valuations, and final accounts; prepare contractual claims, supporting documentation, and cost reports.
- Review contracts, drawings, specifications, and scope changes for commercial risks and opportunities.
- Coordinate with project managers, engineers, procurement, estimation, and finance teams; liaise with clients, consultants, and subcontractors to resolve commercial issues.
- Maintain quantity surveying records, cost reports, variation logs, and payment trackers; support close-out, final account negotiations, and commercial handover.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8–12 years of UAE quantity surveying experience.
- Strong landscape construction experience, including softscape, hardscape, irrigation systems, paving, and external works.
- Proven expertise in post-contract quantity surveying, interim payment applications, variations, claims, subcontractor accounts, and final accounts.
- Good knowledge of contract administration, cost control, and commercial reporting.
- UAE construction and landscaping project experience is highly preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and quantity surveying or cost management tools.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
Work location
- Work location is in person in Dubai, UAE.
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